Basically, you control a standard chess Knight. You are only allowed to move to cells considered "live" (depicted as grey in the images). After you move, the board move forward one step as described in Conway's Game of Life. The board ends with a still pattern, and your goal is to make it to that point.

$\begingroup$Infinite board or specific size? And if specific size: with or without wraparound? Plus: does the cell the knight stands on have to stay alive during the step of the board or is it allowed to die?$\endgroup$
– The Dark TruthJul 28 '16 at 14:00

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$\begingroup$Could you confirm me the 24 generation ? maybe i'm doing something wrong with game of life. It takes 18 to be stable for me.$\endgroup$
– pwnsauceJul 28 '16 at 14:37

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$\begingroup$(Also, this is a very clever idea for a puzzle!)$\endgroup$
– Deusovi♦Jul 28 '16 at 14:48

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$\begingroup$Made a png of the 19 different states (very small so every cell is one pixel large). Just mark your knight positions (easily done in paint) and enlarge it afterwards. i.stack.imgur.com/bfAub.png$\endgroup$
– The Dark TruthJul 28 '16 at 14:52

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$\begingroup$@Deusovi I was originally going to make a maze using these mechanics, but the fortnightly topic ended, and I have neither the time nor resources to craft something intricate enough to not be a simple maze.$\endgroup$
– David StarkeyJul 28 '16 at 15:04

$\begingroup$@njzk2 Actually, I missed the "you move and then the board updates" rule and first updated the board and then moved a knight to a valid cell. But this can easily be changed into a "move first, update later" approach by shifting all moves one step forward and adding a new "number zero" move from a different cell to a current starting position.$\endgroup$
– VerenceJul 28 '16 at 20:45